Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. In June that year, Ashe won the French Open men's doubles with partner Marty Riessen. Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery in 1983. On July 5, 1975, in the first all-American Wimbledon final since 1947, Ashe, seeded sixth and just a few days short of his 32nd birthday, won Wimbledon at his ninth attempt, defeating the overwhelming favourite and defending champion, Jimmy Connors. Cause of Death: AIDS-related pneumonia. [9] Ashe and his brother were raised by their father who worked as a handyman and salaried caretaker/Special Policeman for Richmond's recreation department.[6]. Arthur Ashe. [30][31] He and his wife decided to keep his illness private for the sake of their daughter, who was then two years old. His body lied in state in Richmond, where it was viewed by more than 5,000 people. Call me crazy … but if there is one story which has never made any sense, it is the one of Arthur Ashe’s death: In September 1988, Ashe was hospitalized after experiencing paralysis in his right arm. Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Arthur Ashe Sr. (d. 1989) and Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe on July 10, 1943. Recognition The ban was upheld by the ILTF though they reduced it to just one month. In September 1970, shortly after helping the U.S Davis cup team defeat West Germany in the challenge round to win their third consecutive Davis Cup, Ashe signed a five-year contract with Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis.[17]. Game Theory. He also fielded questions about his own diagnosis and attempted to clear up the misconception that only homosexual and bisexual men, or IV drug users were at risk for contracting AIDS. [32], After Ashe went public with his illness, he founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, working to raise awareness about the virus and advocated teaching sex education and safe sex. [27], In December 1986, Ashe and his wife adopted a daughter they named Camera after her mother's profession. On July 10, 1943, Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was born to parents Arthur Sr. and Mattie C. Ashe in Richmond, Virginia. He went on to become its elected president in 1974. Cause of death:AIDS. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. On February 6, 1993, Arthur Ashe died from AIDS-related pneumonia at age 49. [29] In 1983, he underwent a second round of heart surgery to correct the previous bypass surgery. December 1994 Twenty-three people died in the crash, including eight players from the Manchester United soccer team, which had just qualified for the semifinals of the European Cup. November 1993 – HIV becomes the leading cause of death for African American men, ages 25-44, and the second leading cause of death for African American women in the same age range* 1994 – AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for all Americans ages 25-44; remains so through 1995 . [6] Both brothers were born into a family that claimed direct descent from Amar, a West African woman who was enslaved and brought to America in 1735 aboard a ship called The Doddington. He retired in 1980. He accepted an offer from Richard Hudlin, a 62-year-old St. Louis teacher, tennis coach and friend of Dr. Johnson, to move to St. Louis and spend his senior year attending Sumner High School,[10] where he could compete more freely. On July 31, professional tennis player Arthur Ashe checked himself into New York Hospital after suffering a series of chest pains. On February 6, 1993 Arthur Ashe died of AIDS-related pneumonia in New York at the age of 49. Stein urged him to return to New York City so he could be close to his cardiologist, his surgeon and top-class medical facilities. [11] He became the first African American to win the National Junior Indoor tennis title and was awarded a tennis scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1963. Ashe was coached and mentored by Johnson at his tennis summer-camp home in Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1953 when Ashe was aged 10, until 1960. Off the court, Ashe was known for his commitment to charitable causes and humanitarian work. Cancer. In October 1976, Ashe met photographer and graphic artist Jeanne Moutoussamy at a United Negro College Fund benefit. It ...read more, On February 6, 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham. Tennis. Ashe had never beaten Connors in any of their previous encounters and Connors had not dropped a set in any of the six earlier rounds, but Ashe played an almost perfect game of tactical tennis to win in four sets. Arthur Ashe was a trailblazer on and off the court, and an inspiration for athletes and the social justice movement of today. His only loss in the 12 Davis Cup tournament singles matches he played that year, was in the last dead rubber game after the U.S team had already clinched victory. His career record was 818 wins, 260 losses and 51 titles. on a full scholarship and in 1963 became the first African-American member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team. In 1968 Ashe won the United States Amateur Championships against Davis Cup Teammate Bob Lutz, and the first US Open of the open era, becoming the first black male to capture the title and the only player to have won both the amateur and open national championships in the same year. The ATP contested the ban but lost a lawsuit to force Pilić's participation at Wimbledon during the ban period. Gender:Male. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. He served a total of 2 years in the United States Army. Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. In 1992, a friend of Ashe who worked for USA Today heard that he was ill and called him to confirm the story. In 1972, due to a dispute between the ILTF and the WCT, Ashe, as one of the 32 contracted WCT players, was barred from taking part in any ILTF Grand Prix tennis circuit tournaments from January to July. In 1988, Ashe learned he had AIDS. He blamed USA Today for forcing him to go public with the news but also stated that he was relieved that he no longer had to lie about his illness. Ashe attended Maggie L. Walker High School where he continued to practice tennis. The life and times of Ashe, one of tennis’ most impressive figures. He was arrested again on September 9, 1992, outside the White House for protesting on the recent crackdown on Haitian refugees. Princess Elizabeth, the oldest of the king’s two daughters and next in line to succeed him, was in Kenya at the time of her ...read more, Wary of his growing antiwar attitude, Benito Mussolini removes Count Galeazzo Ciano, his son-in-law, as head of Italy’s foreign ministry and takes over the duty himself. Arthur Ashe, beloved tennis champion and outspoken AIDS awareness activist, passed away on February 6, 1993. After undergoing exploratory brain surgery and a number of tests, doctors discovered that he had toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that is commonly found in people infected with HIV. (1943–1993) Person In protest, he used this example of discrimination to campaign for U.S. sanctions against South Africa and the expulsion of the nation from the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) but, in defense of the individual South African players, refused the call from activists to forfeit matches against them. After leading his opponent, Ilie Năstase by 2 sets to 1 and with a break point to take a 4–1 lead in the fourth set, he eventually lost in five sets. Bob, Emmett, and Grat Dalton were only three of Lewis and Adeleine Dalton’s 10 sons. Birthplace:Richmond, VA. Died:6-Feb-1993. Sean Connery's Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After He Dies at Age 90 ... A statue honoring the late black tennis legend Arthur Ashe was vandalized with … His body lied in state in Richmond, where it was viewed by more than 5,000 people. Cause of Death: AIDS-related pneumonia. On February 20, 1977, the couple were married in the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City in a ceremony officiated by Andrew Young, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Three years later, he beat heavily favored Jimmy Connors to win the singles title at Wimbledon. Soon after the final, Connors dropped the libel suit. Despite his lifelong opposition to “big” ...read more, A British European Airways flight crashes just after takeoff from the Munich Airport. Fifty years after his U.S. Open win, the tennis player-turned-advocate offers a model for other athletes—and the rest of us, too. Arthur Ashe. 1977-02-20 World No. In September 1969, the U.S. Davis Cup team retained the cup, beating Romania in the final challenge round, with Ashe winning both his singles matches. Ashe died in New York City on February 6, 1993, from AIDS-related pneumonia. The brothers grew up on a succession of ...read more, John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the story of the bond between two migrant workers, is published. Sean Connery's Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After He Dies at Age 90 ... A statue honoring the late black tennis legend Arthur Ashe was vandalized with … Note: Ashe won 28 titles before the Open Era, (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. Ashe and his doctors believed he contracted the virus from blood transfusions he received during his second heart surgery. Ciano had been loyal to the fascist cause since its inception, having taking part in the march on Rome in ...read more, The members of the Dalton Gang stage an unsuccessful train robbery near Alila, California–an inauspicious beginning to their careers as serious criminals. Remains:Buried, Woodland Cemetery, Richmond, VA. Transcript for Feb. 7, 1993: Arthur Ashe dies at 49 America is mourning the passing of Arthur rash the pioneering black tennis player who campaigned … WebMD … Mr. T died in March at the age of 93, COVID-19 the likely cause. Married Life. The sculptor’s project, however, offered a new way to immortalize the man. All Rights Reserved. The borough was the focus of a 2010 Report on Cancer by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, which drilled down statistics by … More than 5,000 people lined up to walk past the casket. On June 20, 1993, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States President Bill Clinton. 1 tennis player Arthur Ashe (33) weds photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy in New York City; Historical Events. [12][13]. Nineteen months later, Arthur was diagnosed as HIV positive, after contracting the disease via a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery. He underwent a quadruple bypass operation, performed by John Hutchinson on December 13, 1979.[29]. Field: Sports: Info: Tennis player known for his class, among his many victories was the singles title at Wimbledon in 1975: Date of Birth: 07/10/1943: Date of Death: 02/06/1993: Age at Death: 49: Cause of Death: AIDS: Link(s) with more info: (opens in a new window) Cardiac catheterization revealed one of Ashe's arteries was completely closed, another was 95 percent closed, and a third was closed 50 percent in two places. [23], In 1988, Ashe published a three-volume book titled A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete,[24] after working with a team of researchers for nearly six years. After brain surgery in 1988 came the discovery that Ashe had been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS, a fatal disease that attacks the body's immune system). Ashe attended U.C.L.A. 1 player himself in the 1940s, ranked Ashe as one of the 21 best players of all time. Arthur's cause of death was complication of aids. [20][21] In the lead-up to the final, the two players' relationship was already strained. In 1958, Ashe became the first African American to play in the Maryland boys' championships. 1977-02-20 World No. Andrew Young, who had performed the service for Ashe's wedding in 1977, officiated at his funeral. Letourneau first met ...read more, In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy, establishing what comes to be known as the “Reagan Doctrine.” The doctrine served as the foundation for the Reagan administration’s support of “freedom fighters” ...read more, On February 6, 1865, Confederate General John Pegram, age 33, is killed at the Battle of Hatcher's Run (also called Dabney’s Mill), Virginia. The first organized immigration of freed enslaved people to Africa from the United States departs New York harbor on a journey to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The loss from such a winning position was the biggest disappointment of Ashe's professional tennis career. Ashe decided to preempt USA Today's plans to publish the story about his illness and, on April 8, 1992, publicly announced he had contracted HIV. It was also his first integrated tennis competition. [35] In Richmond, Virginia, where his statue by sculptor Paul DiPasquale is on Monument Avenue, his legacy lives on.[36]. Moutoussamy-Ashe married Arthur Ashe in 1977. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal for his service. 2 in May 1976.[5]. In 1966 and 1967, Ashe reached the final of the Australian Championship but lost on both occasions to Roy Emerson. In 1972, he was a co-founder of the Association of Tennis Professionals, the union for male players, and later served as its president. Ashe died the following February, three years before the management of AIDS became possible with drugs. Arthur passed away on February 6, 1993 at the age of 49. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. She held a press conference on the liner Berengaria, explaining she was here to have her jaw reset. Recognition In March 1970, triggered by South Africa's refusal to grant Ashe a visa to play there, the country was expelled from the Davis Cup competition for its racial policy. In 1997, the U.S. Tennis Association announced it would name the new center court stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, the Arthur Ashe Stadium. [22], After his retirement, Ashe took on many roles, including writing for Time magazine and The Washington Post, commentating for ABC Sports and HBO from the early 1980s until a few months before his death, founding the National Junior Tennis League, and serving as captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1981 to 1985. win the team championship. [2][4] In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. He was temporarily promoted to 1st Lieutenant on February 23, 1968, and was discharged from the Army on February 22, 1969 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Remains:Buried, Woodland Cemetery, Richmond, VA. Moutoussamy, who is of mixed Indo-Guadeloupean and African-American heritage, is daughter of architect John Moutoussamy. Pegram graduated from West Point in 1854, and served in various posts in the West before resigning his commission at the start of the ...read more, During the Revolutionary War, representatives from the United States and France sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris. Ashe was also a member of the ROTC, which required him to enter active military service after graduation in exchange for money for tuition. SR=strike rate (events won/competed), Articles and topics related to Arthur Ashe, Kramer considered the best ever to have been either, Learn how and when to remove this template message. [citation needed] The Ashes lived in the caretaker's cottage in the grounds of 18-acre Brookfield park, Richmond's largest blacks-only public playground, which had basketball courts, four tennis courts, a pool and three baseball diamonds. 1 in the world. He reached the singles final again in 1974, losing in straight sets to Connors for the second consecutive year. Location of death:New York City. During his time at UCLA, he was coached by J. D. Morgan and practiced regularly with his sporting idol, Pancho Gonzales, who lived nearby and helped hone his game. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional … Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player, and the first black man ever to win singles title at at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. Arthur passed away on February 6, 1993 at the age of 49. During his time at West Point, Ashe headed the academy's tennis program. It was believed he contracted the HIV virus from a tainted blood transfusion following a 1983 heart operation. The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center at Ashe's alma mater, This page was last edited on 17 April 2021, at 11:27. Arthur Ashe. He stopped running and returned to see a physician accompanied by his close friend Douglas Stein. Gender:Male. [16] In December 1968, Ashe helped the U.S. team become Davis Cup champions after victory in the final in Adelaide against defending champions, Australia. The Manchester United team ...read more, A judge reinstates the suspended sentence of school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and sends her back to prison for seven years after she is caught violating a no-contact order with her former student Vili Fualaau, when she is found in a vehicle with the boy. In September 1988, Ashe was hospitalized after experiencing paralysis in his right arm. In 1965, ranked the number 3 player in the United States, Ashe won both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) singles title and the doubles title (with Ian Crookenden of New Zealand), helping UCLA win the team NCAA tennis championship. Ashe started playing tennis at seven years of age and began practicing on the courts where his natural talent was spotted by Virginia Union University student and part-time Brookfield tennis instructor, Ron Charity, who as the best black tennis player in Richmond at the time began to teach Ashe the basic strokes and encouraged him to enter local tournaments. Ashe is humorously referenced to in the 1982, In 1986, Ashe won a Sports Emmy for co-writing the documentary, On December 3, 1992, Ashe was presented with the "Sports Legend" Award by the, On June 20, 1993, Ashe was posthumously awarded the, In 1993, Ashe was also awarded posthumously the, In 1993, Ashe received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, an award given out annually by, In 1996 the city of Richmond posthumously honored Ashe's life with a statue on, In 2002, Ashe winning Wimbledon in 1975 was voted 95th in Channel 4's. On February 6, 1993, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, the only African American man to win Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens, dies of complications from AIDS, at age 49 in New York City. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in Brooklyn. He was the first person to lie in state at the mansion since the Confederate general Stonewall Jackson in 1863. Because of this, he could not accept the $14,000 first-prize money, which was instead given to runner-up Tom Okker,[15] while Ashe received just $20 daily expenses for his historic triumph. Ashe, 49, died from a form of pneumonia known as PCP, for pneumocystis carinii, the fungus that causes it. READ MORE: How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tennis-great-arthur-ashe-dies-of-aids. The same year, Ashe applied for a visa to play in the South African Open but was denied the visa by the South African government who enforced a strict apartheid policy of racial segregation. Arthur Ashe Death. [34], On February 12, 1993, a memorial service for Ashe was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Ashe also competed on the Davis Cup team for 10 years, winning three championships. In November 1973, with the South African government seeking to end their Olympic ban and re-join the Olympic movement, Ashe was finally granted a visa to enter the country for the first time to play in the South African Open. How Arthur Ashe Transformed Tennis—and Athlete Activism, How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic. Tennis had lost perhaps the most important figure … In 1980, though, heart problems forced Ashe to retire from tennis. In September, Ashe reached the final of the US Open for the second time. Ashe’s body later laid in state at the governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia, where thousands of people lined up to pay their respects to the ground-breaking athlete and social activist. [25] Ashe stated that the book was more important than any tennis titles.[26]. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. On Feb. 6, 1993, he died of AIDS-related pneumonia in New York. His cause of death was not made available. In 1968, while still an amateur player, he won the U.S. Open and became the first Black man to win a Grand Slam event. – Tennis star Arthur Ashe announces he has AIDS . Two years later, in 1970, Ashe won the Australian Open. He died from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1993 at the age of 49. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements & timeline. His ability to compete in the championship (and avoid the Vietnam war) arose from his brother Johnnie's decision to serve an additional tour in Vietnam in Arthur's place. He was a member of a delegation of 31 prominent African Americans who visited South Africa to observe political change in the country as it approached racial integration. [14] In order to maintain Davis Cup eligibility and have time away from army duty for important tournaments, Ashe was required to maintain his amateur status. Arthur Ashe was both a tennis star of the 1960s and ’70s and an African-American pioneer: the first black man to win at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. He was assigned to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he worked as a data processor. Later, in 1977, Ashe addressed a small crowd of boycott supporters at the U.S. Open and admitted that he had been wrong to participate in South Africa and once again supported the boycott of South African players after he had tried to purchase tickets for some young Africans for a tennis match in South Africa, and was told to use an "Africans only" counter. In December 1960 and again in 1963, Ashe was featured in Sports Illustrated, appearing in their Faces in the Crowd segment. Ron Charity brought him to the attention of Robert Walter Johnson, a physician, and the coach of Althea Gibson, who founded and funded the Junior Development Program of the American Tennis Association (ATA). In a new biography, Arthur Ashe: a Life, author Raymond Arsenault reveals how the tennis champ's interracial romances were viewed as controversial in the 1970s. Ashe completed his basic training in Washington and was later commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Adjutant General Corps. In 1960, Ashe was precluded from competing against Caucasian youths in segregated Richmond during the school year and unable to use the city's indoor courts that were closed to black players. 1 by Harry Hopman in 1968 and by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and World Tennis Magazine in 1975. In December 1986, Ashe and Moutoussamy-Ashe adopted a daughter, whom they named Camera after Moutoussamy-Ashe's profession. 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